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>> we could have used more. we have might get another round, but it definitely is going to be a quick hitter what's coming through next. been looking at some thunderstorms out to our west and i cannot believe how fast these are moving east at about 55 miles an hour, as fast as you drive your car and some are producing damaging winds but by the time it gets to d.c. not a whole lot will happen, but you can surely tell there's a lot of moisture in the air as we look live at the washington monument tonight. first stop radar, not much to see around here. yes, it's been raining very lightly, some of that not even showing up on radar, but here comes our next batch that we'll be watching. it does seem to be trying to form into more of a line here. the severe thunderstorm warning that was in effect for garrett county is down now, but down in west virginia we have some thunderstorm warnings down there. so we'll see how these hold together. a little bit ago i noticed a couple of them were rotating, not so much low in the s
>> we could have used more. we have might get another round, but it definitely is going to be a quick hitter what's coming through next. been looking at some thunderstorms out to our west and i cannot believe how fast these are moving east at about 55 miles an hour, as fast as you drive your car and some are producing damaging winds but by the time it gets to d.c. not a whole lot will happen, but you can surely tell there's a lot of moisture in the air as we look live at the washington...
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we have some clouds in over us this morning. another difference between today and the last couple of days. some cloudy skies. i think we'll see a fair amount of sun touring the course of the day today. will some sun filter through. some morning high clouds and later on today, the clouds thicken up during the afternoon into the evening hours. that precipitation you see out to the west, that is a line making its way through here. in advance of the front, a warm front comes through today. we have the southerly winds coming up from the south. it will allow our temperatures to move up into the 1r0. the cold front comes through overnight. that is likely to trigger some showers and some thunderstorms. -- it will allow our temperatures to move up into the 80s. warm temperatures with the wind out of the south. high about 87-degree. five-day forecast, today is the day of transition. tonight, some rain and maybe a thunderstorm or two that could last into the early-morning hours. it may not though. it may wrap up rather quickly. tomorrow, a
we have some clouds in over us this morning. another difference between today and the last couple of days. some cloudy skies. i think we'll see a fair amount of sun touring the course of the day today. will some sun filter through. some morning high clouds and later on today, the clouds thicken up during the afternoon into the evening hours. that precipitation you see out to the west, that is a line making its way through here. in advance of the front, a warm front comes through today. we have...
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we could use the rain. we are -pnot going to get it anytime -p>>> eating cat meat ii no crie in china. animal lovers n the big city are speaking out after they found this. cats on a -- south of beijing packed inside >> organiiers say it is a family-friendlyyevent, but all the buzz is over 2,000 pounds of deep-fried bull testicles also known as "rocky mountain oysters." >> they're a quarter-inch thick, battered in beer batter and deep friid and served in a french-fry basket. >> the festival was only supposed to run one day, but due to its popularity it runs the entire weekend. >>> a father on the run for 17 pears is now behind bars for kidnapping his own child almost tw$ two decades ago. he called his attorney earlier this week saying he wanted to surrender. he kidnapped his son michael back in 1993, to avoid returning the boy to his mourth. the father's attorney say officiils were thrilled to hear michael, now a 20-year old man, is safe. >> i called the detectivessand deputy marshalls in waco that have been
we could use the rain. we are -pnot going to get it anytime -p>>> eating cat meat ii no crie in china. animal lovers n the big city are speaking out after they found this. cats on a -- south of beijing packed inside >> organiiers say it is a family-friendlyyevent, but all the buzz is over 2,000 pounds of deep-fried bull testicles also known as "rocky mountain oysters." >> they're a quarter-inch thick, battered in beer batter and deep friid and served in a...
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kevin mccarthy joins us with more on that. we'll be right back of -- we'll be right back. s,rc >>> we have the battle of the untea feeted heavy weight whose defeated the playoff team taal las cow business again the houston texans. i think it is the set-up for a nice game on sunday. >> you got to like the underdog role. they have some weapons, this houston texan team. they have a guy, andre johnson being heard of him in. >> yes. >> you should have heard of him because he might be the very best wide receiver in all of the nfl. he is big. he is strong, he is physical. he make defensive backs have nightmares in their sleep. last week, realtively calm because that foster kid we talked about went nuts. ' a beast. he is an animal. he is not a guy can you cover with a little corner. you better get some help there. i think deangelo hall will be looking for safety help from laron landry to come over and get this kid. >> would thought the houston texans would be the fantasy football darlings? >> we have to talk about some other guys to t
kevin mccarthy joins us with more on that. we'll be right back of -- we'll be right back. s,rc >>> we have the battle of the untea feeted heavy weight whose defeated the playoff team taal las cow business again the houston texans. i think it is the set-up for a nice game on sunday. >> you got to like the underdog role. they have some weapons, this houston texan team. they have a guy, andre johnson being heard of him in. >> yes. >> you should have heard of him because...
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thank you for joining us. and without further ado, here is tucker barnes to tell us more about what we can expect today. >> good morning. a real mess out there. a lot of rain falling across the area. we have this tornado warning set to expire in just a couple of minutes. a real mess with embedded thunderstorms, rainfall rates approaching two inches an hour in some spots. we've had reports of lots of gusty winds. we have a tornado warning, a wind advisory along the bay and a flash flood watch. let's get to it. hd radar, did want to show you the area we've been most currented with in the past half hour or so and that is east of the beltway, east of prince george's county along the bay there. see the intense yellows and reds. there is thunderstorm activity and doppler radar is indicating the possibility some of tornadoes. a tornado warning was issued about a half hour ago. it is in effect for a few more minutes. let's close in on that region. you can see the widespread rain across the region. this is pushing up t
thank you for joining us. and without further ado, here is tucker barnes to tell us more about what we can expect today. >> good morning. a real mess out there. a lot of rain falling across the area. we have this tornado warning set to expire in just a couple of minutes. a real mess with embedded thunderstorms, rainfall rates approaching two inches an hour in some spots. we've had reports of lots of gusty winds. we have a tornado warning, a wind advisory along the bay and a flash flood...
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stay with us. j ♪ i thought it was over here... ♪ [car horn honks] our outback always gets us there... ... sometimes it just takes us a little longer to get back. ♪ >>> the pentagon says pope benedict xvi's historic visit to the uk will go on despite a suspected terror plot against the pontiff. six men have been arrested in connection with the threat. fox's greg burke has the latest from london. >> reporter: pope benedict got a good look at british power and porch friday during his four day trip to the united kingdom but away from his ceremony scotland yard swooped in on half a dozen suspects involved in a potential terror plot against the pontiff. street sweepers were at the heart of the investigation, none of them british. sky news reported some of them to be al jeerian. the pope's -- algerian. the pope's schedule remained unchanged. >> we are completely confident in the work of the police in scotland yard. there is no need to change anything about the program of the pope. >> reporter: secu
stay with us. j ♪ i thought it was over here... ♪ [car horn honks] our outback always gets us there... ... sometimes it just takes us a little longer to get back. ♪ >>> the pentagon says pope benedict xvi's historic visit to the uk will go on despite a suspected terror plot against the pontiff. six men have been arrested in connection with the threat. fox's greg burke has the latest from london. >> reporter: pope benedict got a good look at british power and porch friday...
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they can only use 1,000 out of the 4,000 in the building. if that's the case, that would alleviate some of what we know will be a hor endous impact on everyone's commute. >> if you fail, could you do something else? you couldn't drive on the h.o.v. lanes? >> i'll tell you, leave the people working in roslyn, crystal city, alexandria, they are working in office buildings that are accessible to metro. 91% of these people have access to public transit right now and we're going to take them out of those office buildings and put them in one that doesn't have security and that's stupid. >> reporter: and the reason the brac commission said no, they want d.o.d. workersn with fortifications so i dommer can't drive up and explode it. there is no h.o.v. exit to shirley road. you can at least get that? >> that's what we're suggesting. if we had access to h.o.v. this bus would have gotten here 20 minutes earlier. but we need a ramp h.o.v. into the site and the local doesn't have the problem and the federal government should pay to it and that will help a
they can only use 1,000 out of the 4,000 in the building. if that's the case, that would alleviate some of what we know will be a hor endous impact on everyone's commute. >> if you fail, could you do something else? you couldn't drive on the h.o.v. lanes? >> i'll tell you, leave the people working in roslyn, crystal city, alexandria, they are working in office buildings that are accessible to metro. 91% of these people have access to public transit right now and we're going to take...
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tell us about it. >> reporter: it is called cota, if you couldn't tell by the hood here, and with us today is the ceo of cota automotive. his name is kevin zinger and he's here to tell us how the 100% electric car works. one of the few in the country. no gas whatsoever? >> it's on a no-liquid diet and it's manufactured in california and coming out this year. >> and here by 2011 sometime. >> in the washington, d.c. area, the end of 2011, the start of 2012. >> reporter: so she me under the hood. this will look different than your normal vehicle. this has a motor, as you call it. >> yes. this is all electronic. there is virtually no oil running through this, no small explosions from gasoline happening. it's really very, very few moving parts, which need very little maintenance. and the result of what is under the hood here coupled to a very advanced battery system means that you can meet all of your daily driving needs without using an ounce of oil and having zero tailpipe emissions. >> reporter: how fast can this go? are we talking upwards of 100 miles per hour? how fast does it go? >>
tell us about it. >> reporter: it is called cota, if you couldn't tell by the hood here, and with us today is the ceo of cota automotive. his name is kevin zinger and he's here to tell us how the 100% electric car works. one of the few in the country. no gas whatsoever? >> it's on a no-liquid diet and it's manufactured in california and coming out this year. >> and here by 2011 sometime. >> in the washington, d.c. area, the end of 2011, the start of 2012. >>...
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here to tell us about that are bill schmidt and donna burk hahn. thank you for joining us. i appreciate it. and i've had the pleasure of doing work with your organization during the last couple of years and will be out there again for the vision walk. >> we appreciate it. >> it's my pleasure. and for those unfamiliar with the foundation, let's talk about the organization and the work you do. >> the mission for fighting blindness is to find treatments and cures for retinol diseases. the diseases include age related macular degeneration, star guard disease, which is a child's form of macular degeneration and deafness. >> are we hearing more about them or are they more prevalent because it seems like partly through the efforts of your organization, more focus is among them now. >> and the numbers go up as the population ages. so that is a growing problem. we're hearing about other diseases quite frankly because of some of the research success we're starting to see and for the first time in the history to have clinical trials. >> and some of the work that has been going on have
here to tell us about that are bill schmidt and donna burk hahn. thank you for joining us. i appreciate it. and i've had the pleasure of doing work with your organization during the last couple of years and will be out there again for the vision walk. >> we appreciate it. >> it's my pleasure. and for those unfamiliar with the foundation, let's talk about the organization and the work you do. >> the mission for fighting blindness is to find treatments and cures for retinol...
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thank you for joining us. we'll be right back. you're watching fox 5 morning news. >>> a thief in ohio tried to get away with thousands of dollars of stuff from a wal- mart store by diving into a dumpster to get away from police. then 40 minutes later they get an urgent call from the thief's friend that a dump truck had picked him up and he is screaming and complaining that he is dying. even each time the truck compacts it's load. and the police found him buried in the trash and he is recovering at a cleveland hospital. he would not have survive -- survived that trip to the dump. don't do that. don't steal. >>> organizers wore two planned political rallies in the district may be bigger than expected. stewart plans to hold a rally to restore sanity and colbert will hold a march. they expected the number of people to attend from 25,000 to 60,000. >> that will be funny. >>> and fall is here and there is no better way to bring in the season with the fall fast val. holly is live at octoberfest, a celebration you don't want to miss here
thank you for joining us. we'll be right back. you're watching fox 5 morning news. >>> a thief in ohio tried to get away with thousands of dollars of stuff from a wal- mart store by diving into a dumpster to get away from police. then 40 minutes later they get an urgent call from the thief's friend that a dump truck had picked him up and he is screaming and complaining that he is dying. even each time the truck compacts it's load. and the police found him buried in the trash and he is...
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stay with us. >> we talk period about cats, not just and -- we talked about cats, not just any old cats. they're going to be in town for the national cat show. >> holly is getting a look at the special guest. and some with fur, others with no fur at all. >> reporter: exactly, they come with all fur levels and are not perfect. and thanks for laughing. this is a big show, a big deal and yew right. it's the 30th year for the national cat show and that is with a great honor that i get to introduce you, one of the original founders and king curly at the beginning as well. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> reporter: clearly, you started something good. >> i hope so. >> reporter: and it's grown a lot in 30 years. >> oh, a tremendous amount. >> how many are coming out? >> almost 400. >> 400 pedigree cats, right? and how do cat competitions work? each has a brief standard and we judge them according to that standard and rank them as to those who need it the host. -- most. >> and is this the b
stay with us. >> we talk period about cats, not just and -- we talked about cats, not just any old cats. they're going to be in town for the national cat show. >> holly is getting a look at the special guest. and some with fur, others with no fur at all. >> reporter: exactly, they come with all fur levels and are not perfect. and thanks for laughing. this is a big show, a big deal and yew right. it's the 30th year for the national cat show and that is with a great honor that i...
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stay with us. fox 5 morning news will be right back. n fiber one chewy bar. how'd you do that? do what? it tastes too good to be fiber. you made it taste like chocolate. it has 35% of your daily value of fiber. do it again. turn it into something tasty. this guy's doing magic. there's chocolate chips in here now. how'd you do that? right! tasty fiber, that's a good one! ok, umm...read her mind. what's she thinking? that's right! i'm not thinking anything! [ male announcer ] fiber one chewy bars. cardboard no. delicious yes. >>> these are the things the american people are demanding and our pledge to america is that the republicans stand ready to get it done and beginning today. >> republican leaders laid out their pledge to america in sterling, virginia this past week. the g.o.p. said they'll put people back to work and amending the economic stimulus program. chris wallace joins us with a preview of today's program. >> good morning. melanie. and this is it, 45 pages, a lot of interesting proposals
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what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: well i can tell you this is the week to watch tv as fox serves up season premiers. the shows you love are back. new ones set to become your favorites are just starting. so here is your play list for monday night. what you need to watch or set your dvr for. at 8:00 it's house, the 7th season. and house and cutty are finally going to see if they can make it work romantically. and raul the while -- all the while dr. house will continue to solve medical mysteries. now at 9:00 stay tuned for lone star. it is a new provocative drama set in texas, hence the name, right. so this is what the show is about. james wolf plays robert and bob allen, a charismatic man who has constructed two lives in two very different worlds. he's got a beautiful wife in houston who is the daughter of a texas oil tikeon and a sweet, naive girlfriend in the west texas down of midland. he's scamming money from both of them but he's generally falling for both. so will his house of cards come tumbling down
what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: well i can tell you this is the week to watch tv as fox serves up season premiers. the shows you love are back. new ones set to become your favorites are just starting. so here is your play list for monday night. what you need to watch or set your dvr for. at 8:00 it's house, the 7th season. and house and cutty are finally going to see if they can make it work romantically. and raul the while -- all the while dr. house will continue to solve...
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the bus will be there and we'll take you with us. >> is that true? [ applause ] >> reporter: so there is a lot of buzz about that rally and a separate keep fear alive rally and they're poking funs at politicians. saturday's one nation march is a serious call for public attention to the plight of americans during the hard times. >> thank you. >>> with d.c.'s electricity being more reliable, the lines are underground and district council is holding a hearing. the underground lines present fewer problems during storms like last winter's blizzards. pepco has one of the lowest reliability ratings in the country. >>> we have a fox 5 consumer alert that could save the life of your child. the consumer product safety commission has announceed a massive recall by fisher-price, explaining the dangers earlier today on fox 5 morning news. take a listen. >> fisher-price, four different products, children's products, the largest believing 7 million trikes and this is that trike. >> huh,. >> the problem there was an ignition key here protruding up. little girls were
the bus will be there and we'll take you with us. >> is that true? [ applause ] >> reporter: so there is a lot of buzz about that rally and a separate keep fear alive rally and they're poking funs at politicians. saturday's one nation march is a serious call for public attention to the plight of americans during the hard times. >> thank you. >>> with d.c.'s electricity being more reliable, the lines are underground and district council is holding a hearing. the...
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got used to this type of thing. you will see a lot more of this. >> this is the future. >> the future is here. we'll get to the graphics. right now, we are in the 60s and the 50s in parts of the area. what is that? 66degrees in the nation's capital. 58 in baltimore. 61 at dulles airport. winchester at 67 degrees. not a bad start to the day. what am i seeing, tucker? is that something new we're doing. here is the satellite-radar. we have a few clouds moving through. we'll see mostly sunny skies today. morning clouds coming through and then more sunshine. your forecast looks like this. mostly sunny skies. breezy at times. high 82 degrees. and when i say breezy, those wind could gust up to 20 25 miles per hour. great day to get out and cast your ballot today. >> the weather should be great for it as well. julie wright, should be great for people on the roadways too. >> it is not looking so bad right now. you will find the lane are open as you continued to work your way across the wilson bridge. light traffic volume on
got used to this type of thing. you will see a lot more of this. >> this is the future. >> the future is here. we'll get to the graphics. right now, we are in the 60s and the 50s in parts of the area. what is that? 66degrees in the nation's capital. 58 in baltimore. 61 at dulles airport. winchester at 67 degrees. not a bad start to the day. what am i seeing, tucker? is that something new we're doing. here is the satellite-radar. we have a few clouds moving through. we'll see mostly...
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stay with us. where banks competed to save me a boatload of money on my mortgage -- that would be awesome! [sarcastically] sure. like that will happen. don't just think about it. spend 10 minutes at lendingtree and save up to $272 a month. >>> welcome back. let's get a check of the weather again. tony tony perkins is keeping an eye on things. look for about 90 degrees today. >> take a look at the current temperature around the region. we are primarily in the 60s. one chester, 716789 the cool spot, 57 in harrisonburg. here is a look at the satellite- radar. -- winchester, 71. there are awe few clouds out there off to the north and off to the south. we are cloud-free this morning and for the bulk of the day we will be. you think late today, we get some clouds coming through. here is your forecast for today. mostly sunny and hot. maybe a -- not maybe -- definitely a little more humid than it has been. look if a high today of about 90 degrees and that, let me do the calculations in high head, carry the
stay with us. where banks competed to save me a boatload of money on my mortgage -- that would be awesome! [sarcastically] sure. like that will happen. don't just think about it. spend 10 minutes at lendingtree and save up to $272 a month. >>> welcome back. let's get a check of the weather again. tony tony perkins is keeping an eye on things. look for about 90 degrees today. >> take a look at the current temperature around the region. we are primarily in the 60s. one chester,...
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dwi is among those using the technology. they say scans are immediately detected after each passenger is cleared. as of right now, the full body scanners are optional for passengers. emergency responders were busy today at reagan national airport. but the good thing here is they were only taking part in an emergency exercise. >> a simulated aircraft accident tested the emergency operations plan and provided some hands-on training. fox 5 photojournalist mike french takes us to the action. >> reporter: today we have a simulated aircraft crash. >> alert 3, runway 4. >> reporter: passengers were displaced on the shore. the plane actually hit one of the airport buses and some of the vehicles on the service roads. >> the helicopters in the air, they are on our initial alert network. >> get me out of here. >> the victims in their role playing they are actually dressed to look like they have severe injuries. we've had 65 injured patients with varying degrees of injuries. >> i do the makeup for all of the disaster drills. we're using
dwi is among those using the technology. they say scans are immediately detected after each passenger is cleared. as of right now, the full body scanners are optional for passengers. emergency responders were busy today at reagan national airport. but the good thing here is they were only taking part in an emergency exercise. >> a simulated aircraft accident tested the emergency operations plan and provided some hands-on training. fox 5 photojournalist mike french takes us to the action....
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won't impact us directly. we'll see some waves along the coast associated with it but the outflow reaching very close to the eastern shore. our forecast looking ahead here, a good one. after some early clouds, beautiful afternoon with lots of sunshine, high temperature about 80-degree. wind will be out of the north at about five miles per hour. later tonight, open the windows again. 54degrees. maybe close the windows. put a blanket on. in the upper 40s in some spots. wind out of the north at about five miles per hour. the next couple of days unfortunately, we need the rain. just not in the forecast. wednesday, thursday and friday, upper 80s near 90. if it is possible, it will feel a little humid around here by september standards. that is a look at the forecast. let's do some on-time traffic and we know what that means. julie wright. >> we are not letting go of summer. on the roads, you will find the lanes are open as you continue to work your way around northbound i-95 out of springfield headed up towards the
won't impact us directly. we'll see some waves along the coast associated with it but the outflow reaching very close to the eastern shore. our forecast looking ahead here, a good one. after some early clouds, beautiful afternoon with lots of sunshine, high temperature about 80-degree. wind will be out of the north at about five miles per hour. later tonight, open the windows again. 54degrees. maybe close the windows. put a blanket on. in the upper 40s in some spots. wind out of the north at...
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thank you very much. >>> many of you were up late with us last night. those unofficial results of the mayor's race came out in the wee hours in the morning. the polls closed by 8:00 p.m. by 1:00 a.m., less than a quarter of the votes were counted and announceed. the board of elections displayed a delay as a effort to put accuracy ahead of speed and using brand new equipment. >> the issues we had yesterday morning were tillical of a new rollout of equipment. if you look at any new jurisdiction what, happened yesterday is what happens across the country and nothing different and we will tweak a few things. >> the results won't be official for another two weeks when all of the absentee ballots are counted. >>> and a quick look at the other major races in the area. kwame brown will take over vincent gray's role as d.c. couple chairman. other than, that the council is the same. rosenfield is county executive and baker won his bid for prince georges county executive over sheriff jackson and it will be a rerun race as ehrlich and -- came out swing. as tom fitz
thank you very much. >>> many of you were up late with us last night. those unofficial results of the mayor's race came out in the wee hours in the morning. the polls closed by 8:00 p.m. by 1:00 a.m., less than a quarter of the votes were counted and announceed. the board of elections displayed a delay as a effort to put accuracy ahead of speed and using brand new equipment. >> the issues we had yesterday morning were tillical of a new rollout of equipment. if you look at any new...
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welcome. >> thanks for having us. >> thanks for having us today. >> carina: ms. wiseman, what are some of the top stress factors for tweens? >> well i think there's a lot of them. i mean, you start off a new school year and friends change or new people show up or you've got a really hard teacher, or you know there's somebody that you might have a huge crush on but you don't know how to talk to that person. there's a lot of things going on. trying out for the play, trying out for a team, getting cut, all of that stuff can really contribute to a tremendous amount of stress. >> carina: mr. saylors, how about if you're starting something new? either joining a new team or starting a new school. >> don't rush it. when it comes to selecting new friends or taking part in a new ball team or a band or anything at school that's an activity that you as a student are interested in, don't rush making the selections of good friends. those are lifelong choices. so you want to make sure that you befriend people that are -- that have common interests, that they have common hobbies
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christina back with us. and jamie jones. thank you for joining us. and the lovely annie yu, fox 5 producer and we like to say reality tv expert. okay. >>> let's get rid of all of the housekeeping notes. no pun intended with the housewives. >> cat. we saw a softer side of cat. we realize that her friends, overseas, died. she's dealing with this. her husband is overseas. we haven't seen this side of cass. >> it tapped into a likability that i think will come out a little more and even more as the show goes on. and we're reminded that she has this whole other world in britain. doesn't really have close friends in washington. >> i felt for her. i know you like her anyway. >> i do. because cass tells it like it is. you know where she's coming from. i think she's having like a little bit of homesickness and loneliness. it happens to wives and moms. >> yes. i agree. i think it's safe to say that a lot of people agree with what we're saying. that usually, cass is a very opinionated, outspoke know woman. -- outspoken woman. she is human at the end of the day.
christina back with us. and jamie jones. thank you for joining us. and the lovely annie yu, fox 5 producer and we like to say reality tv expert. okay. >>> let's get rid of all of the housekeeping notes. no pun intended with the housewives. >> cat. we saw a softer side of cat. we realize that her friends, overseas, died. she's dealing with this. her husband is overseas. we haven't seen this side of cass. >> it tapped into a likability that i think will come out a little more...
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this will set us up for what will be a fantastic weekend. trying to find some more superlatives for it. >>> let's do some on-time traffic and julie wright. i got caught up in that beltway mess. >> oh, did you? >> they send you down connecticut. >> that's right. they do. you are absolutely right. outer loop, the traffic is being diverted off the beltway at connecticut. all of this is due in part to an accident that occurred about 10:00 last night. it involved a couple of vehicles and a tractor-trailer. when i came through about 0 minutes ago, all of the lanes are open on the inner loop. on the outer loop, they were spreading out the sand, the an osh sent if you will. the outer loop of the beltway blocked off at connecticut avenue. you take connecticut avenue, ride that ramp, come southbound to jones bridge. make a right turn on jones bridge road and can you travel northbound on 355. that will take you back up to the beltway. outer loop of the beltway, traffic being diverted off here at connecticut avenue. already starting to see some delays f
this will set us up for what will be a fantastic weekend. trying to find some more superlatives for it. >>> let's do some on-time traffic and julie wright. i got caught up in that beltway mess. >> oh, did you? >> they send you down connecticut. >> that's right. they do. you are absolutely right. outer loop, the traffic is being diverted off the beltway at connecticut. all of this is due in part to an accident that occurred about 10:00 last night. it involved a couple...
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i even use the web to get paid. with acceptpay from american express open, we now invoice advertisers and receive payments digitally. and i get paid on average three weeks faster. booming is never looking for a check in the mail. because it's already in my email. right here in this neighborhood, i grew up learning strong families and hard work means opportunity. and that starts with good schools. it's a tradition here in maryland-- and why in these tough times i've put education first. we've made record investments in our classrooms... doubled the number of charter schools... and we've frozen college tuition for four years in a row. and it's working. experts say we now have the number one schools in the nation. when it comes to expanding opportunity in every neighborhood, i know that we must do even better. is. >>> stocks take their first dip in september and we are learning more about what it will take for the government to break even in the ininvestment in general motors. chris cotter joins us this morning. what i
i even use the web to get paid. with acceptpay from american express open, we now invoice advertisers and receive payments digitally. and i get paid on average three weeks faster. booming is never looking for a check in the mail. because it's already in my email. right here in this neighborhood, i grew up learning strong families and hard work means opportunity. and that starts with good schools. it's a tradition here in maryland-- and why in these tough times i've put education first. we've...
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dave ross joins us next in our friday football forecast. stay with us. at 9:26. go-gurt is specially made to freeze and thaw by lunch time? so kids can have their favorite yogurt in their lunch box go-gurt. freeze it. thaw it. eat it up. ¿qué si usamos tacos más grandes? [ male announcer ] old el paso super stuffers. 33% larger shells. feed your fiesta. >>> one win under the belt. and ready for number 2, baby. >> it's going to be tough. they are taking on the houston texans this weekend. who knew they would be so tough? >> yeah. we thought the team in texas was out. right? especially not. -- apparently not. >> i think this is a tougher challenge. >> i think you are correct, sir. allison, do you agree that this will be a tougher game? with your knowledge? >> well, if you guys say so. >> we agree now. it is going to be tougher. and you were talking about an appropriate workplace closing. which led to clinton portis. well, this is interesting yesterday, guys. i'm not sure if you saw it. tony, i think you saw it last hour. clinton
dave ross joins us next in our friday football forecast. stay with us. at 9:26. go-gurt is specially made to freeze and thaw by lunch time? so kids can have their favorite yogurt in their lunch box go-gurt. freeze it. thaw it. eat it up. ¿qué si usamos tacos más grandes? [ male announcer ] old el paso super stuffers. 33% larger shells. feed your fiesta. >>> one win under the belt. and ready for number 2, baby. >> it's going to be tough. they are taking...
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stay with us. we have much more still ahead. your weather and traffic and top stories as fox 5 morning news at 4:30 begins now. >>> there is a live look at our nation's capital on this wednesday morning, september 29, 2010. a little cool out there this morning. you might even say a little bit nippy in light of the temperature that we had this time yesterday morning. at least we get a bit of a break from the rain. not for long. >> no, be back later on this afternoon and tonight. >> with a vengeance apparently. >> yeah. right now, it is nice and comfortable out there. >> it is a little nippy, isn't it in. >> yeah, it feels good. we'll be looking at cloud cover moving in during the next several hours. let's go to max 2 and can you see the cloud cover moving in from the south and the southeast and the rain showers not too far way. increasing chance for rain around here. i think most of it will hold off until this afternoon. the main event arrives later tonight and during the daytime hours tomorrow. we'
stay with us. we have much more still ahead. your weather and traffic and top stories as fox 5 morning news at 4:30 begins now. >>> there is a live look at our nation's capital on this wednesday morning, september 29, 2010. a little cool out there this morning. you might even say a little bit nippy in light of the temperature that we had this time yesterday morning. at least we get a bit of a break from the rain. not for long. >> no, be back later on this afternoon and tonight....
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this one kind of caught us off balance. it had been rumored for a long time. >> reporter: airline expert darrell jenkins said southwest went after airtran because of its presence in airports that are nearly impossible to acquire new gates. reagan national, new york's laguardia and boston's logan airports to name a few plus now southwest can go head to head with delta in atlanta where airtran has its hub. >> this is a huge deal for them. not only do they have that, but you have mexico and the caribbean and southwest has never had any international flying. so they're getting 10 years worth of growth out of this merger. >> reporter: luella rhodes is on her way back to atlanta and flies airtran often and hopes southwest will improve on already great service she receives from airtran. >> i'm really praying that the service will continue to be great. our flights will be on time and most of all, we get very reasonable rates and air fare. >> reporter: what about ticket prices? will they go down because southwest is at reagan? jenki
this one kind of caught us off balance. it had been rumored for a long time. >> reporter: airline expert darrell jenkins said southwest went after airtran because of its presence in airports that are nearly impossible to acquire new gates. reagan national, new york's laguardia and boston's logan airports to name a few plus now southwest can go head to head with delta in atlanta where airtran has its hub. >> this is a huge deal for them. not only do they have that, but you have...
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about 75% of rail riders now use smart trip cards and about 60% of bus rides are use them. every single time customers use a smart trip card they get a small discount on their trip and they get bigger discounts if they use a smart trip to transfer between bus and rail or transfer bus to bus. after a series of significant fare hikes earlier this year, metro's board decided to give passengers a break by cutting the cost of the computer trip smart trip cards from $5 to 2.50. the way the computerized fare gate system is currently set up people can enter or exit the system with a zero balance on their smart trip card. the theory is the customer will put more money on his or her card later and the system will capture that money, but if smart trip cards drop in price to 2.50, passengers would be able to take long rush hour rail rides. some cost over $5. they could then throw away their cheap smart trip card and be ahead of the game. metro officials estimate that could cost the transit system a million dollars a month in lost revenue. so for the time being the smart trip card price
about 75% of rail riders now use smart trip cards and about 60% of bus rides are use them. every single time customers use a smart trip card they get a small discount on their trip and they get bigger discounts if they use a smart trip to transfer between bus and rail or transfer bus to bus. after a series of significant fare hikes earlier this year, metro's board decided to give passengers a break by cutting the cost of the computer trip smart trip cards from $5 to 2.50. the way the...
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>> a guy called me up used to be in my crew. i haven't seen him in 20 years, and it was funny. he said to me, chief, you need to come back. there's nobody out here, nobody's making money. they'll welcome you with open arms. >> reporter: wasn't tempting? >> not in the least. >> reporter: not even a little twinge? >> not even a -- i'd have to be -- i'd need a lobotomy if i thought of that again. i believe with all my heart, 1,000%, that god had a different plan and purpose. i don't know where it's going to end. i could walk out the door tomorrow and somebody shoot me in the head, especially in brooklyn. who knows. but -- and if it happens, so be it. i fulfilled my purpose and i go to heaven. that's where i believe i'm going anyway, i hope so. >> michael is speaking around the country, churches and prisons, while working on his latest book, while his father will likely receive the last prison sentence of his long life early next month. >>> and when we come back, danger on theering waves that come out of nowhere to chew up ships. we'll meet a survivor, and the man who lives to ride
>> a guy called me up used to be in my crew. i haven't seen him in 20 years, and it was funny. he said to me, chief, you need to come back. there's nobody out here, nobody's making money. they'll welcome you with open arms. >> reporter: wasn't tempting? >> not in the least. >> reporter: not even a little twinge? >> not even a -- i'd have to be -- i'd need a lobotomy if i thought of that again. i believe with all my heart, 1,000%, that god had a different plan and...
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here is your five-day forecast, a quiet week for us in d.c. the only thing we'll watch for, some late showers thursday into the first part of friday, temperatures super comfortable. that's the weather forecast. dave feldman is up next and he's recapping dallas and skins game. i know we can't get enough of it. we'll be right back. ♪ i thought it was over here... ♪ [car horn honks] our outback always gets us there... ... sometimes it just takes us a little longer to get back. ♪ >>> good evening. i'm dave feldman. can you imagine if the cowboys had taken a knee at the end of the 1st half or if alex barron hadn't held brian orakpo on the final play? there would be a different vibe in this city and it would not be good. the redskins did something last night they didn't do last year. they beat a division opponent and offensive highlights like mcnabb scrambled for the 1st down, few and far between. redskins did prevail. at the end of the game they don't ask how but just how many, ask fletcher and coach shanahan and the answer was skins 13, the
here is your five-day forecast, a quiet week for us in d.c. the only thing we'll watch for, some late showers thursday into the first part of friday, temperatures super comfortable. that's the weather forecast. dave feldman is up next and he's recapping dallas and skins game. i know we can't get enough of it. we'll be right back. ♪ i thought it was over here... ♪ [car horn honks] our outback always gets us there... ... sometimes it just takes us a little longer to get back. ♪ >>>...
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jobs that america could really use right now. for american jobs, tell your senators to pass a renewable electricity standard today. what's all this? big news! we have another way to help you save. oh, really? how? by bundling. if you get your homeowners and auto insurance together, we give you even more savings. ooh! big bundle. [ chuckling ] home and auto together. it's like peanut butter and jelly. oh, or like burgers and fries. or pickles and ice cream. unicorns and glitter! no? bundling to save you more. now, that's progressive! call or click today. wa this droid has evolved to do even more. now it integrates your work e-mail so you can be hooked up to everything you need to do. now it does 1 ghz speed on a more intuitive keyboard. turning you into an instrument of efficiency. introducing the new droid 2 by motorola. part of the next generation of does. >>> we are following breaking news from near the u.s. capitol. word that there has been a shooting possibly involving capitol police. you can see where the scene is in relatio
jobs that america could really use right now. for american jobs, tell your senators to pass a renewable electricity standard today. what's all this? big news! we have another way to help you save. oh, really? how? by bundling. if you get your homeowners and auto insurance together, we give you even more savings. ooh! big bundle. [ chuckling ] home and auto together. it's like peanut butter and jelly. oh, or like burgers and fries. or pickles and ice cream. unicorns and glitter! no? bundling to...
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of us. and we promised to stop being so petty. >> reporter: it all started at a lunch counter in wichita, kansas, in 1958 when walters took a seat before sit-ins caught the headlines protesting segregation. walters went on to be a teacher, author and advisor to politicians. his former students like congressman elijah cummings have gone on to greatness. >> thank you for seeing in us what we could not see in ourselves. and thank you, thank you so much for making us realize that we could be better. >> we're so sad that you left us so soon. but we thank you for leaving us so much. [ applause ] reporter: at howard university, roby chavez, fox 5 news. >> dr. walters spent 25 years at howard before becoming director of the african- american leadership institute at the university of maryland and he was to return to howard this fall. >>> questions continue to linger about the death of a man in frederick, maryland. police were called to a home on south market street three times to break up a fight bet
of us. and we promised to stop being so petty. >> reporter: it all started at a lunch counter in wichita, kansas, in 1958 when walters took a seat before sit-ins caught the headlines protesting segregation. walters went on to be a teacher, author and advisor to politicians. his former students like congressman elijah cummings have gone on to greatness. >> thank you for seeing in us what we could not see in ourselves. and thank you, thank you so much for making us realize that we...
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glad you're with us. we get a little cool start to the did i but it should turn out real nice. >> some of our viewers are in the 40s this morning so it is quite cool out there. many of new the 50s and some of you in the 1r0. so testimonies a little bit all over the place this morning but it will be a fine day today again. let's take a look at what the current conditions being reported at reagan national airport are. right now, it is 58 degrees at reagan national. relative humidity, 70%. winds are out of the north at six miles per hour. barometric pressure, 30.20. it has been on the rise generally speaking. we'll show you what you will see when you step outside this morning and that is clear skies. a lot of sunshine later on this morning. right now, it is dark, but clear, cloud-free. very few clouds today. here is your forecast. plenty of sunshine. abundant sunshine we like to call it. a nice afternoon once again, high about 80 degrees. more details on what is ahead. i'll tell you this. it is heat coming o
glad you're with us. we get a little cool start to the did i but it should turn out real nice. >> some of our viewers are in the 40s this morning so it is quite cool out there. many of new the 50s and some of you in the 1r0. so testimonies a little bit all over the place this morning but it will be a fine day today again. let's take a look at what the current conditions being reported at reagan national airport are. right now, it is 58 degrees at reagan national. relative humidity, 70%....
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we're happy george kept us together and we and he believe we have the team to do it and it's up to us now to get the job done and show everyone who doesn't think we're the right team to prove them wrong and show them we can do it all through the year. >>> women's professional soccer philadelphia independence hosting the washington tree dom, scoreless, 128th minute. the ball -- freedom, scoreless 128th minute. the freedom are eliminated and fall 1-0 and right now a certain football game, the washington redskins in control 27-17 in the 4th. albert haynesworth not active, did not play today. >> an expensive guy not to be playing. >> yup. we'll see what happens this week. >> that does it for us at 6:00. we are all back for you tonight at 10:00 and the news edge at 11:00. >> we'll see you then. úh>
we're happy george kept us together and we and he believe we have the team to do it and it's up to us now to get the job done and show everyone who doesn't think we're the right team to prove them wrong and show them we can do it all through the year. >>> women's professional soccer philadelphia independence hosting the washington tree dom, scoreless, 128th minute. the ball -- freedom, scoreless 128th minute. the freedom are eliminated and fall 1-0 and right now a certain football...
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stay with us. fox 5 morning news will be right back. n >>> we take a look at the washington monument this morning. off it i pretty nice start once again. we've had a nice run of nice days this week. tucker said yesterday this is one of those week that we should embrace. >> that is absolutely right. today is the day of transition where we will have more clouds around. we think by the end of today, late, late, late tonight, we'll get some rain showers moving through. and it will be a warm one. i think warm, more muggy than it's been the last couple of days. that sets us up for another nice couple of days. >> nothing to complain about. >> it looks like we'll get a little bit of rain. let's start with yesterday's high temperatures. we made it again up into the 80s above normal. 86degrees at reagan national airport. 86 at dulles international. bwi marshall made it up to 84 degrees. right now, 68 degrees. it is a warmer start to the morning than we had yesterday morning at this time. 61 at gaithersburg.
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stay with us. what's that? oh, see, this is the back to school list. the cost always makes mom freak. mommy. mom. hey, mom. good times. mom, the back to school list is here. looks expensive. graphing calculator, flash drive, pencils, p-- that was easy. good times. [ male announcer ] get back to school and back to savings on everything on your list at staples. that was easy. the cost always makes mom freak. mommy. mom, the back to school list is here. looks expensive. graphing calculator, flash drive -- that was easy. [ male announcer ] get back to school and back to savings on everything on your list at staples. >>> making headlines this morning, flee people were shot at a kraft food plant in philadelphia. two of those people died and another victim is in critical condition this morning. police say the shooter also female employee who had just been suspended and escorted from the facility yesterday. they say she came back with a handgun and started shooting. the woman was eventua
stay with us. what's that? oh, see, this is the back to school list. the cost always makes mom freak. mommy. mom. hey, mom. good times. mom, the back to school list is here. looks expensive. graphing calculator, flash drive, pencils, p-- that was easy. good times. [ male announcer ] get back to school and back to savings on everything on your list at staples. that was easy. the cost always makes mom freak. mommy. mom, the back to school list is here. looks expensive. graphing...
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about 75% of rail riders now use smart trip cards and about 60% of bus riders use them. every single time customers use a smart trip card, they get a small discount on their trip and they get bigger discounts if they use a smart trip to transfer between bus and rail or transfer bus-to-bus. after the series of significant fare hikes earlier this year, metro's board decided to give passengers a break by cutting the costs of the computer chip smart trip cards from $5 to $2.50. the way the computerized faregate system is set up, people can enter and exit with a we have rebalance. the theory is that the customer will put more money on his or her card later. if smart trip cards drop in price to $2.50, passengers would be able to take long rush hour rail rides. some cost over $5 and they could just throw away the cheap smart trip card and be ahead of the game. metro officials estimate that could cost the transit system a million dollars a month in loss revenue. for the time being, the smart trip card price remains at $5 while seven different proposed solutions to the problem ar
about 75% of rail riders now use smart trip cards and about 60% of bus riders use them. every single time customers use a smart trip card, they get a small discount on their trip and they get bigger discounts if they use a smart trip to transfer between bus and rail or transfer bus-to-bus. after the series of significant fare hikes earlier this year, metro's board decided to give passengers a break by cutting the costs of the computer chip smart trip cards from $5 to $2.50. the way the...
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matt ackland joins us with more. >> reporter: you are right. this basically guarantees that vincent gray will be the next mayor of the district of columbia. i know you just talked about a percentage. let me break down the votes for you really quickly. at -- we are told that vincent guy had quite a rally where he brought everyone together saying it was time for us to get over this twigs between he and the mayor and now for district residents to come together -- get over this division. we are told that the mayor has conceded the primary and plans to call chairman gray this morning. we heard from both candidates last night. >> make no mistake. we will work tirelessly to put district residents back to work. and we will not only tackle the employment crisis but we will also give our small business owners the support they need and they want to succeed. >> that is how it goes sometimes. all elects are different. i always tell people that you are never going to know what is going to happen until the night of the election. >> reporter: so a lot of peopl
matt ackland joins us with more. >> reporter: you are right. this basically guarantees that vincent gray will be the next mayor of the district of columbia. i know you just talked about a percentage. let me break down the votes for you really quickly. at -- we are told that vincent guy had quite a rally where he brought everyone together saying it was time for us to get over this twigs between he and the mayor and now for district residents to come together -- get over this division. we...
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some of us got it yesterday. many of us didn't. not a whole lot the next couple of days. 94 tomorrow. that would tie a record if we hit that. now, let's do some on-time traffic and julie wright. >> not looking so bad right now out on the roads. you will find lanes are open if you are traveling the top stretch of the beltway leaving college park headed over towards 270. in virginia, 395 at speed leaving the beltway trying to get past duke street and head out to the 14th street bridge. overnight roadwork in ices on out near the hot lane work has cleared. no trouble spots to report ads you travel south of mva and continue out towards rockville. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. sit so what does this man look like he is selling -- or doing. taking a survey possibly. howard county place say the man you just saw in a shirt and tie is called the preppy burglar. he was up to no good when he knocked on that door. fox 5's wisdom martin has more on the crime caught on camera. >> i came from work and was going inside and saw the ba
some of us got it yesterday. many of us didn't. not a whole lot the next couple of days. 94 tomorrow. that would tie a record if we hit that. now, let's do some on-time traffic and julie wright. >> not looking so bad right now out on the roads. you will find lanes are open if you are traveling the top stretch of the beltway leaving college park headed over towards 270. in virginia, 395 at speed leaving the beltway trying to get past duke street and head out to the 14th street bridge....
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this one kind of caught us off balance. it had been rumored if a long time. >> reporter: airline expert darryl jenkins says southwest went after airtran because of its presence in airports that are nearly impossible to acquire new gates. reagan national, new york's la guardia and boston's logan airports to name a few. plus, now, southwest can go head to head with delta in atlanta where airtran has its hub. >> so sth's a huge deal for them. not only do you have that but you have it going to the caribbean. they are getting 10 years worth of grow out of this merger. >> reporter: louella rhodes is on her way back from atlanta. he she flies airtran often. >> i'm praying that the service will continue to be great, our flights will object time and most of all, we get very reasonable rates and air fares. >> reporter: so what about tick the prices? will they go down because southwest is at reagan? general kick says don't bet on it. remember, airtran is already a low cost airline. >> smart move on the part of southwest and i think yo
this one kind of caught us off balance. it had been rumored if a long time. >> reporter: airline expert darryl jenkins says southwest went after airtran because of its presence in airports that are nearly impossible to acquire new gates. reagan national, new york's la guardia and boston's logan airports to name a few. plus, now, southwest can go head to head with delta in atlanta where airtran has its hub. >> so sth's a huge deal for them. not only do you have that but you have it...
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stay with us. fox 5 morning news will be right back. >>> ladies and gentlemen, the people of delaware have spoken. [ cheering and applause ] >> the upset in the delaware primary election giving republicans pause about who they should be supporting. christine o'donnell just the latest tea party candidate for november. what does her victory mean for the g.o.p. chances to take back the senate? chris wallace joins us with a preview of today's show. >> good morning, melanie. >> and the post preview headlines have been reading about the tea party and the g.o.p. worst nightmares and your two guests have definite opinions about those. >> yeah, i wouldn't -- to quote mark twain, i would say reports of problems for the republicans have been greatly exaggerated. in an awful lot of the states where the tea party candidate beat the established republican candidate, kentucky, nevada, alaska, colorado, the republican is either in the lead or in an absolute dead heat. just because the establis
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sue is one of us. she's fun to be around, frequently, easy to like and being -- friendly, easy to like and being part of the community and including the community in her reporting has been her signature. >> i was wondering if there's any place i can get a weather report here. >> i love a party and halloween is great. >> oh, thank you for being so sweet. actually that made me forget my fear of heights for a second. it's me from 1978. i'm retro sue this year. >> reporter: that was halloween 2008 wearing a dress she wore 21 years earlier. sue has been with us in good weather and in bad. >> check out the snow totals. >> reporter: in good hairstyles and not so good, but she has spent the past 25 years serving our community teaching us about our weather, keeping us interested, informed and entertained. >> no rain for blue suede shoes in this five-day forecast. >> reporter: and so on your 25th anniversary, sue palka, your colleagues, past and present, congratulate you. >> she gave both of us our start really.
sue is one of us. she's fun to be around, frequently, easy to like and being -- friendly, easy to like and being part of the community and including the community in her reporting has been her signature. >> i was wondering if there's any place i can get a weather report here. >> i love a party and halloween is great. >> oh, thank you for being so sweet. actually that made me forget my fear of heights for a second. it's me from 1978. i'm retro sue this year. >> reporter:...
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they're coming up to us asking us questions about what's going on, and we don't know. just as karen said, just a short time ago, a screen came up with all the candidates on it but it had no numbers on it. again tonight there's a lot of excitement, but at the same time there's a lot of concern, especially when they start hearing about some of the problems that went on at the polling places, some of the problems with the machines, some of the problems with the polls not opening on time. there's real concern about everything that's happening here, and that's one of the reasons that councilman gray went to the board and said hey, we need you guys to keep those polls open until 10:00 instead of closing them at 8:00 so there's a little bit of concern about the way this whole thing happened. >> wisdom martin, karen gray houston, lenny steinhorn, our political analyst. we're treading water along with you and trying to get a sense of what's going on in the district, and it all comes down to that status bar, where they're exporting results and once those results are exported, we
they're coming up to us asking us questions about what's going on, and we don't know. just as karen said, just a short time ago, a screen came up with all the candidates on it but it had no numbers on it. again tonight there's a lot of excitement, but at the same time there's a lot of concern, especially when they start hearing about some of the problems that went on at the polling places, some of the problems with the machines, some of the problems with the polls not opening on time. there's...
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but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your senators and urge them to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >>> this fox 5 stock market report is brought to you by your lexus dealer. live life heroically. >>> caught on camera a small plane crashing and bursting into flames in an airshow end in nearby ya. the crash was screen by hundreds -- indonesia. the crash was seen by hundreds of schoolchildren. the pilot is in critical condition. a witness said the plane was flying too low, clipped a wing on the runway and spun out of control. >>> a close call in the skies over minnesota. two planes nearly collided midair on the 16th right near the twin cities international airport. the ntsb says a u.s. airways jet with 90 passengers on board came
but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your senators and urge them to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >>> this fox 5 stock market report is brought to you by your lexus dealer. live life...
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it's not a word, but a celebrity recently used it a few times. we'll explain when we take the edge off. a >>> newly released video shows a cruise ship hitting rough waters. this closed circuit tv so aboard the pacific sun. the ship went through a storm in new zealand in 2008. you can see the boat rocking there from the impact of the huge waves, passengers, tables, chairs all flying from one side of the room to the other. the cruise line reportedly offered a discount on their news cruise to the peaks, no word if anyone took them up on -- passengers, no word if anyone took them up on that offer. >>> a fundraising scam making the round in southern maryland. shawn yancy back with your top five. an alert beware of the fundraising scam. no. 5, if someone knocks on your door saying he's collecting money for the waldorf volunteer fire department, shut the door and call police. it is a scam. the fire department solicits donations through the mail, not in person. no. 4, who says money can't buy happiness? a princeton university study
it's not a word, but a celebrity recently used it a few times. we'll explain when we take the edge off. a >>> newly released video shows a cruise ship hitting rough waters. this closed circuit tv so aboard the pacific sun. the ship went through a storm in new zealand in 2008. you can see the boat rocking there from the impact of the huge waves, passengers, tables, chairs all flying from one side of the room to the other. the cruise line reportedly offered a...
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i even use the web to get paid. with acceptpay from american express open, we now invoice advertisers and receive payments digitally. and i get paid on average three weeks faster. booming is never looking for a check in the mail. because it's already in my email. >>> it has been absolutely gorgeous today. it is worth peeking at these weather maps tonight. >> pat, would you like to exchange places with me? >> no, you're doing just fine down there. >> i wouldn't let you because this is a thrill. i hate to say it. but it is really great to be here. >> we want to congratulate our colleague and our friend, sue palka, on her 25th anniversary right here at fox 5. it was exactly 5 years ago last night that she debuted on the air. we asked her to talk about some of her favorite moments. >> i would say i have always enjoyed the big snow events. >> okay. >> i'm sure it is much more than that. >> well, she got it. she got it this year with that big snow. >> i have to tell you, i think she looks better now than she has ever look
i even use the web to get paid. with acceptpay from american express open, we now invoice advertisers and receive payments digitally. and i get paid on average three weeks faster. booming is never looking for a check in the mail. because it's already in my email. >>> it has been absolutely gorgeous today. it is worth peeking at these weather maps tonight. >> pat, would you like to exchange places with me? >> no, you're doing just fine down there. >> i wouldn't let you...
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us? of all, i'm not older, but i would -- first of all, i'm not older, but i would definitely say you sleep less. >> reporter: steve buckner is in his 50s and when he watched his parents get older and not needing as much sleep, it didn't surprise him when
us? of all, i'm not older, but i would -- first of all, i'm not older, but i would definitely say you sleep less. >> reporter: steve buckner is in his 50s and when he watched his parents get older and not needing as much sleep, it didn't surprise him when
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samuel kingston is employed by a subcontractor used by metro. the victim said he sexually assaulted her on august 27th in montgomery county. he was arrested on sunday and charged with third- and fourth- degrees offense and second- degree assault. >> a special ed student filed a lawsuit taking yale at a school system and the teacher who got her pregnant. she's suing d.c. public schools chancellor michelle rhee and the former teacher robert wisemiller for civil rights violations, negligent hiring and emotional distress. the lawsuit said two years ago other staff members at the transition academy saw her and wisemiller in the classroom during lunch with the lights off and did nothing. a paternity test revealed he fathered her baby. she's also accusing him of having sex with other students. >>> we have a correction to a story that fox 5 reported last night at 5 and 10. we were reporting on a 15-year- old who was killed, justin pinole, you see him here. he died after being shot on tuesday night and during the reports, we mistakenly showed a picture o
samuel kingston is employed by a subcontractor used by metro. the victim said he sexually assaulted her on august 27th in montgomery county. he was arrested on sunday and charged with third- and fourth- degrees offense and second- degree assault. >> a special ed student filed a lawsuit taking yale at a school system and the teacher who got her pregnant. she's suing d.c. public schools chancellor michelle rhee and the former teacher robert wisemiller for civil rights violations, negligent...
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montgomery village, washington grove and north potomac. >> i think it's a curve ball to try and get us not talking about what we do best. >> reporter: this mini controversy doesn't have far to grow. maryland's primary election is tuesday. >> bob barnard reporting, thank you. >>> to the d.c. mayoral race, incumbent mayor adrian fenty and challenger council chair vincent gray faced off at a forum today in georgetown and on wtop radio. both were asked in separate interviews about the accusations by a young man that someone in the fenty campaign promised him a paid job if he would cast an early vote for the mayor. vincent gray is calling for an fbi investigation. mayor adrian fenty dismissed the still unproven story. >> and there's now evidence despite denials of the spokesperson for the mayor's campaign, there is evidence that this man went down and registered that day and voted that day. >> one driver who was unnamed may have said to somebody hey, if you come to vote with me, maybe you'll get a job. that person didn't have authority to even offer it, let alone whether we know he even did
montgomery village, washington grove and north potomac. >> i think it's a curve ball to try and get us not talking about what we do best. >> reporter: this mini controversy doesn't have far to grow. maryland's primary election is tuesday. >> bob barnard reporting, thank you. >>> to the d.c. mayoral race, incumbent mayor adrian fenty and challenger council chair vincent gray faced off at a forum today in georgetown and on wtop radio. both were asked in separate...